Name: Upson County Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers had a limited comparable sale, feeder bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.38/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.29 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$284.38

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

vs GA average

−14.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	285.48	1,560	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	280.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

284.38

—

GA average14 barns · 427 hd

290.19

−5.81

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−14.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.67

−141.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,395	151.95	2,120	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	100.50	913	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,505	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Upson County Livestock - Thomaston, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,395	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	289.55/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	302.29/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	278.44/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.95/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	231.41/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	304.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	253.71/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	198.48/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	243.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	258.51/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,504.78/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	258.62/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	266.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	313.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	242.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →